Mechanical properties of polymer composites based on commercial epoxy vinyl ester resin and glass fiber

Authors
da Silva, ALN Teixeira, SCS Widal, ACC Coutinho, FMB
Citation
Aln. Da Silva et al., Mechanical properties of polymer composites based on commercial epoxy vinyl ester resin and glass fiber, POLYM TEST, 20(8), 2001, pp. 895-899
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
POLYMER TESTING
ISSN journal
01429418 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
895 - 899
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-9418(200112)20:8<895:MPOPCB>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The effect of the addition of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) and cobal t naphthenate (CoNaph) on the mechanical behavior of epoxy vinyl ester resi n (EVER) laminates has been investigated by using a factorial experimental design, in which the MEKP and NaphCo contents were varied. Previous results showed that there is an interaction effect between the process variables a nalysed on the mechanical properties evaluated. It was also observed that t he MEKP/CoNaph ratio affected the tensile behavior of the EVER/glass fiber composites. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.